Facing criticism on cases foreign and domestic, Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday offered a full-throated defense of his two years heading the Justice Department and vowed to keep fighting for the Obama administration’s vision for the country.

“Without question, the results that we’ve achieved have been historic,” Holder said at a morning address to department employees. “But I am not yet satisfied.’’

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Laying out a vision for “protecting the security, rights and interests of the American people,” Holder made clear that he has no plans to yield to calls for his resignation, which have been consistent throughout his tenure and occasionally have been amplified by controversy over terror trials and his views on civil rights.

Holder experienced one of the biggest setbacks earlier this month, when he announced that Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his co-conspirators would be tried before a military commission in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Holder had long advocated that federal court was the proper venue to try Mohammed, and argued it should take place in a district court just blocks from the World Trade Center site — saying the matter would be the “defining event” of his time as attorney general.

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said earlier this month that he wanted to see Holder resign over his handling of the Sept. 11 case, while GOP presidential hopeful and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty called last year for Holder to step down over another terror trial. Other Republicans, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and former Rep. Kit Bond of Missouri, among others, also have called for Holder to step down.

But Holder was insistent Monday that he plans to keep fighting terrorism through the criminal justice system. “Let me be very clear about this: We will continue to rely on our most powerful and most proven tool in bringing terrorists to justice — our federal court system,” he said.

“National security efforts are among the most important work we do,” he said. “As we have learned — in the most painful of ways — our nation is at war with a determined enemy who seeks to strike at American interests — and to harm our people — both here and abroad. … Indeed, it is only by upholding our most cherished and sacred principles that we will ultimately be successful in this fight.”

Holder called on his department to push harder to fight violent crime. “Although we can all be encouraged that violent crime rates are down nationwide, it is clear that more work remains to be done,” he said. “Over the past two years, we’ve filed a record number of civil rights criminal cases, and secured an all-time high in civil recoveries for taxpayers and victims.”

Moving ahead, he wants to see the department continue pushing against financial fraud, civil rights violations and other crimes that touch Americans’ lives.

He also praised the department’s advances on civil rights under his leadership. “We have signaled that, once again, the Civil Rights Division is open for business and true to its founding principles,” he said, in a veiled critique of the department during the George W. Bush administration.

“This is our time. This is our moment. This is our chance … to create a world that reflects our aspirations for future generations,” he said. “Let us recommit ourselves to this work. Let us make the most of the opportunities now before us.”

Too bad Eric Holder doesn't resign. He is a total racist. Just rember how he defended the men at the polling place in, I think it was, Philadelphia. These men were trying to scare the voters,and it is was terribly shameful. Fire Holder!

Attorney General Holder has not brought a single one of the bankers and Wall Street crooks that sucker punched our economy to its knees to justice, not one of the white collar criminals that clearly defrauded investors and home buyers to trial. Yes, he has put a lot of Medicare frauds behind bars but much more must be done there, too. I'd like him to make a priority of the slavers operating stateside, as well. But until he starts bringing the rich criminals behind our Great Crash of 2008 to trial, he will, overall, be rightly seen as an underachiever, if not a failure.

The worst Attorneys General of the U.S. Justice Departmen are: Ramsey Clark (far-Left); Janet Reno and Eric Holder. Why was this man put in such a powerful position? To keep fighting for the Obama administration's vision for the future? What a nightmare future is in store for us. Only God can save America from this radical administration and its immoral priorities and policies.

Under "You Lie!" hussein and his imbecile AG (and Black Panther Party supporter and defender) holder, the Department of IN-Justice has become a sham of a joke of a travesty of a parody of a farce of a law-respecting and law-enforcing organization. It's time for the total failure, racist, incompetent joke and disgrace to America known as “holder” to be fired. And, if the DOJ continues to not do the proper job, IT MUST BE DE-FUNDED.

"Facing criticism on cases foreign and domestic, Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday offered a full-throated defense of his two years heading the Justice Department and vowed to keep fighting for the Obama administration’s vision for the country."

Translation: OBummer and Holder will continue keep their JACK BOOTS on the "throats" of The American people.

We hear This Regime has not instituted a fuel surcharge on airfare to Club GITMO - YO!

Holder is a total failure and has eclipsed Janet Reno in bringing discredit to the office of AG! His race-baiting efforts are a total embarrassment and he should be fired NOW, but since he's such an Obama lackey that will never happen!!